Main Entry:
1tool
Pronunciation: 'tül
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English
tOl; akin to Old English
tawian to prepare for use -- more at
TAW
1 a : a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task
b (1)
: the cutting or shaping part in a machine or machine tool (2)
: a machine for shaping metal
: MACHINE TOOL
2 a :
something (as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an
operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or profession
<a scholar's books are his
tools>
b : an element of a computer program (as a graphics application) that activates and controls a particular function <a drawing
tool>
c : a means to an end <a book's cover can be a marketing
tool>
d often vulgar : PENIS
3 : one that is used or manipulated by another
4 plural : natural ability <has all the
tools to be a great pitcher>
synonym see
IMPLEMENT